if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay the bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy will be catastrophic. >> no word yet on when the president will sign the new bill. technically it was a day late, but the markets reopened this morning. from washington, i am tracy potts. >> reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff has not -- lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pressing outrage after it the house adjourned without a vote on a bill providing aid to victims of superstorm sandy. representatives from both parties are calling ending the term without a vote inexcusable. >> absolutely inexcusable, indefensible. >> some lawmakers are suggesting the decision to forgo the vote was made because the affected areas are in blue states. >> we started this morning with a little bit of cloud cover. we have mostly sunny skies now. the wind shifting to the north, and it will be chilly the next couple of days. 35 at the airport. the temperature will not move much this afternoon, maybe up to 38 or 39. low to mid 30's in the northern suburbs. with the breeze k